Stand and fork for toasting.



W. H. R. WEST.

STAND AND FORK FOR TOASTING. APPLICATION FILED 111 11.12, 1912.

1,061,431 Patented May 13, 1913.

Maw/W044 57 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HUME ROTHERY WEST, OF WINCHESTER, ENGLAND.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 12 1912. SerialNo. 690,440.

. v STAND AND FORK FOR TOASTING.

Patented May 13, 1913.

To all whom it may concern: 8

Be it known that I, Winn/n1 HUME Rornnin' Wear, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain and Ireland, and resident: of 6 Winchester, county ofHampshire, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStands and Forks for Toasting, of which the following is aspecification. I

This invention relates to stands of the kind for holding a toasting forkin any required position in front of the fire, for toasting bread orother edibles thereon.

In order that the said invention may be readily understood reference isto be had to the following description and accompanying sheet ofdrawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructedin accordance with the said invention. Figs. 2 to 4 are details,hereinafter referred to.

According to this invention, the stand and fork are made of wire orother suitable material, and the stand has two upri hts O and F, thehooks D on the front one *projecting upward, and those on the backreversed to counterbalance the article being toasted; The stand b meansof a wire stay H is either collapsibe or rigid and can be fixed or notto a tin tray, with or without hooks on front to hang on fire bars ashereinaftcr described. The fork N has a fiat handle to fit snuigly inhooks D toprevent it turning aroun As ordinarily obtains, the edible tobe toasted is put on the fork pron s, the fork is then placed in themost suita le hook on front upright and then slipped into thecorresponding hook on bac upright which holds it in position. Ifrequired two or more articles can be toasted-at the same time by the useof additional forks. I

In carrying out the invention, a iece of wire is bent oblong shape toform t e base A, eyes B being turned on same towhich are fixed uprightsC and F, and if required two hooks can be turnedonfront as in Fig. 4 forattaching to fire bars; a piece of wire the back upright C, eye J beingturned on it, and is then bent double at intervals to form the oblonghooks D and further bent at E, the ends then being turned into the eyesB, fixing it to the-base A, and a similar wire with the exception thatthe hooks D is then bent to the required heightto form are turnedupright and the eye I is furnished, is then bent to form the front 11right F, the ends being fixed through't e front eyes B to the base A, apiece of wire G, the ends of which ar e turned into the eyes J,connecting the two uprights together. A-stay H is fastened at one end toeye 13 on base and a hook formed on the other end fits into the eye Iwhich then holdsthe whole frame rigid, and on bein unhooked a lowsuprights C andF to co lapse or fo d on to the base A when not in use. J

The stand can be stood in the bottom of tin tray KFig. 2-or holes L canbe pierced in top rim of tray to answer the same purpose as eyes 13 onbase A for fixing uprights (Land F and stay H to, in which case base Ais not needed, the hooks M on front :of tray K being for attaching tothe bars of the grate.

The fork N is made of wire or other suitable matcrial, two or morepieces of wire X being placed side by side so as to form a flat andleand being clamped together as shown on drawing the ends being pointed toform the prongs, or the hand e can be made of wire shaped as in Fig. 3,or other suitable shape to constitute a fiat formation, the handle to bemade of, sufficient length that will allow the fork to be placed nearerto or farther from the fire as required.

Having now described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is 1. A stand for supporting toasting forks and'inverted hooks onthe other, such hooks being adapted to carry and counterbalancerespectively the toasting fork or forks in the required position. y

2. A stand for supporting "toasting forks in front of the firecompr1s1ng,a base of bent wire work, a rectangular containing member,hooks on said member, two doublelegged standard members hinged to said wre base, means for holding the standards in a vertical position,upwardly projecting hooks on one standard, and inverted hooks on the.other standard, said hooks adapted to carry and counterbalance thetoasting fork.

a rectangular containin member, hooks on 3. A rack fo r toasting forkscomprising adagtei to carry and counterb mg orsaid member, a rectangu arwire base adapted to rest on said containin base, opposite collapsiblestandards hinged on said wire base, hooks for holding said standards ina vertical position, upwardly projecting hooks on one standard, andinverted hooks on the other of said standards, said hooks WILLIAM HUMEE0 Witnesses Roar, HUNTER, Eowm AXE.

alancea toast- 10 In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

THERY WEST.

